EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted. Green numbers along left margin indicate location on the printed bill (e.g., 5-15 indicates page 5, line 15).

1-1 Section 1. NRS 278.210 is hereby amended to read as follows:

1-2 278.210 1. Before adopting the master plan or any part of it, or any

1-8 at least 10 days before the day of the hearing.

2-1 2. Before adopting an amendment, extension or addition to a master

2-2 plan in connection with a change in the boundary of a zoning district, a

2-3 public hearing must be held at which parties in interest and other

2-4 persons have an opportunity to be heard. At least 10 days before the

2-5 hearing, the commission shall cause notice of the time and place of the

2-6 hearing:

2-7 (a) To be published in an official newspaper, or a newspaper of

2-8 general circulation, in the city or county, or in the case of a regional

2-9 planning commission, by publication in a newspaper in each county

2-10 within the regional district, to the extent that this notice does not

2-11 duplicate notice given pursuant to subsection 1;

2-12 (b) To be mailed to the applicant for the change in the boundary;

2-13 (c) To be mailed to each owner, as listed on the county assessor’s

2-14 records, of real property located within 500 feet of the portion of the

2-15 boundary line being changed;

2-16 (d) To be mailed to each owner, as listed on the county assessor’s

2-17 records, of at least 30 parcels nearest to the portion of the boundary line

2-18 being changed, to the extent this notice does not duplicate the notice

2-19 given pursuant to paragraph (b);

2-20 (e) To be mailed to any advisory board that has been established for

2-21 the affected area by a governing body; and

2-22 (f) To be mailed to the superintendent of schools of the affected school

2-23 district.

2-24 The notice must be written in language that is easy to understand. It must

2-25 set forth the time, place and purpose of the hearing and a physical

2-26 description of, or a map detailing, the proposed change.

2-27 3. The exterior of the notice mailed pursuant to subsection 2 must

2-28 bear a statement printed in at least 10-point bold type in substantially the

2-29 following form:

2-30 OFFICIAL NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

2-31 4. The adoption of the master plan, or of any amendment, extension or

2-32 addition thereof, [shall] must be by resolution of the commission carried

2-33 by the affirmative votes of not less than two-thirds of the total membership

2-34 of the commission. The resolution [shall] must refer expressly to the maps,

2-35 descriptive matter and other matter intended by the commission to

2-36 constitute the plan or any amendment, addition or extension thereof, and

2-37 the action taken [shall] must be recorded on the map and plan and

2-38 descriptive matter by the identifying signatures of the secretary and

2-39 chairman of the commission.

2-40 [3. No]

3-1 5. A plan or map, hereafter, [shall] must not have indicated thereon

3-2 that it is a part of the master plan until it [shall have] has been adopted as

3-3 part of the master plan by the commission as herein provided for the

3-4 adoption thereof, whenever changed conditions or further studies by the

3-5 commission require such amendments, extension [,] or addition.

3-6 [4.] 6. An attested copy of any part, amendment, extension of or

3-7 addition to the master plan adopted by the planning commission of any

3-8 city, county or region [shall] must be certified to the governing body of

3-9 such city, county [,] or region.

3-10 [5.] 7. An attested copy of any part, amendment, extension of or

3-11 addition to the master plan adopted by any regional planning commission

3-12 [shall] must be certified to the county planning commission and to the

3-13 board of county commissioners of each county within the regional district.

3-14 Sec. 2. NRS 278.260 is hereby amended to read as follows:

3-15 278.260 1. The governing body shall provide for the manner in

4-1 (e) The superintendent of schools of the affected school district.

4-2 The notice must be written in language which is easy to understand. It

4-3 must set forth the time, place and purpose of the hearing , and a physical

4-4 description of, or a map detailing, the proposed change.

4-5 4. If the proposed amendment involves a change in the boundary of a

4-6 zoning district in a county whose population is 400,000 or more, the

4-7 governing body shall, to the extent this notice does not duplicate the notice

4-8 required by subsection 2, cause a notice to be sent by mail at least 10 days

4-9 before the hearing to:

4-10 (a) The applicant;

4-11 (b) Each owner, as listed on the county assessor’s records, of real

4-12 property located within 500 feet from the portion of the boundary being

4-13 changed;

4-14 (c) Each owner, as listed on the county assessor’s records, of at least 30

4-15 parcels nearest to the portion of the boundary being changed, to the extent

4-16 this notice does not duplicate the notice given pursuant to paragraph (b);

4-17 [and]

4-18 (d) Any advisory board which has been established for the affected area

4-19 by the governing body [.] ; and

4-20 (e) The superintendent of schools of the affected school district.

4-21 The notice must be written in language which is easy to understand. It

4-22 must set forth the time, place and purpose of the hearing , and a physical

4-23 description of, or a map detailing, the proposed change.

4-24 5. The exterior of the notice mailed pursuant to subsection 4 must bear

4-25 a statement printed in at least 10-point bold type in substantially the

4-26 following form:

4-27 OFFICIAL NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

4-28 6. In addition to mailing the notice required pursuant to subsection 4,

4-29 in a county whose population is 400,000 or more, the governing body

4-30 shall, no later than 10 days before the hearing, erect or cause to be erected

4-31 on the property, at least one sign not less than 2 feet high and 2 feet wide.

4-32 The sign must be made of material reasonably calculated to withstand the

4-33 elements for 40 days. The governing body must be consistent in its use of

4-34 colors for the background and lettering of the sign. The sign must include

4-35 the following information:

4-36 (a) The existing zoning designation of the property in question;

4-37 (b) The proposed zoning designation of the property in question;

4-38 (c) The date, time and place of the public hearing;

4-39 (d) A telephone number which may be used by interested persons to

4-40 obtain additional information; and

5-1 (e) A statement which indicates whether the proposed zoning

5-2 designation of the property in question complies with the requirements of

5-3 the master plan of the city or county in which the property is located.

5-4 7. A sign required pursuant to subsection 6 is for informational

5-5 purposes only, and must be erected regardless of any local ordinance

5-6 regarding the size, placement or composition of signs to the contrary.

5-7 8. A governing body may charge an additional fee for each application

5-8 to amend an existing zoning regulation, restriction or boundary to cover

5-9 the actual costs resulting from the mailed notice required by this section

5-10 and the erection of not more than one of the signs required by subsection 6,

5-11 if any. The additional fee is not subject to the limitation imposed by NRS

5-12 354.5989.

5-13 9. The governing body shall remove or cause to be removed any sign

5-14 required by subsection 6 within 5 days after the final hearing for the

5-15 application for which the sign was erected. There must be no additional

5-16 charge to the applicant for such removal.